[tor-bugs] #30683 [Applications/Tor Browser]: Properties in dom/locales/$lang/chrome/ allow detecting user locale

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#30683: Properties in dom/locales/$lang/chrome/ allow detecting user locale
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 Reporter:  gk                         |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                     |         Status:  new
 Priority:  High                       |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser   |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                     |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-fingerprinting-locale  |  Actual Points:
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [ticket:30683 gk]:
 > z3t reported a bunch of issues on HackerOne regarding detection of user
 locale with the help of `dom/locales/$lang/chrome/` properties. PoCs done
 by z3t:
 >
 > `dom/dom.properties`:
 https://people.torproject.org/~gk/tests/tor_form_locale_leak.html

 `<input type="email">` is relevant here as well (thanks to mik317 on
 HackerOne for pointing this out).

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